Hernia-truss.



No. 735,325. PATBNTBD AUG. 4, 1303. o. .331". WEGE. HERMA TRUss.APFLIOATION FILED DEO. 31. 1902.

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t UNITED STATES Patented August 4, 1903.

CARL WECK AND FRIEDRICH WECK, OF GRFRATH, GERMANY.

HERNlAl-TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,325, dated August4, 1903. Application filed December 31 ,1902. Serial No. 137,26 9. (Nomodell) To ZZ whom t may oon/cern.-

Be it knownthat we,CARL WECK and FRIED- RICH WECK, citizens of Germany,and resiably securing the truss-pad to the spring without weakening orimpairing the resiliency of the latter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure'l is a front view of a truss-padand springem-- bodying our invention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectionthereof; Fig. 3, a front view with the cap removed; Fig. 4, alongitudinal section of a modification, and Fig. a plan of Fig. 4c.

The pad p is provided with apair of paral-l lel incisions o o2 to forman intervening bridge or keeper o, the inner incision o being slightlylonger than the outer incision o2. The trussspring f, passed through thekeeper o, will thus be secured to the pad in such a manner that theangle at which the latter is held may be readily adjusted.

The inner perforated end of springf may be secured to any one of anumber of perforations Z of pad p by means of a pin fi, so that in thisway the spring is locked to the pad at the angle desired. A cap s,removably attached to the pad in suitable manner, conceals theperforationsZ and holds the pin lin place. To shift the position of thepad with f pin is reinserted into the new hole and the cap is refittedto the pad.

In Figs. 4 and 5 the pin o is replaced by a fastener It, which is passedthrough either of the perforations Z and is then upset, so as to be heldin place. In this modification the cap s may be dispensed with.

The pad, as well as the spring, is covered separately in suitablemanner..

What we claim is- 1. In a truss, a pad having a series of perforationsand a pair of incisions to form an intervening bridge, combined with aspring extending beneaththe bridge, and with means for securing the endof the spring to one of ghe pad-perforations, substantially as speci- 2.In a truss, a pad having a series of perforations and a pair of slits ofunequal length to form an intervening keeper, combined with a springengaged by the keeper, and with means for securing the end of the springto as specified.

Signed by us at Solingen, Germany, this 10th day of December, 1902.

CARL WEOK. FRIEDRICH WEOK. Witnesses:

VICTOR W. HELDT, iRUDoLii` BLos.

